1. Many homes were destroyed in the flash floods.
GOT
A ______________________________________ of the severe flooding.
KEY
A lot of homes got destroyed because of flooding.
2. As a result of the virulent virus outbreak, the Chinese authorities made everyone stay at home.
GOT
As the virulent virus broke __________________________________ down at home.
KEY
As the virulent virus broke out, the Chinese authorities got everyone to hunker down at home.
get sb to do sth: make sb do sth. Persuade sb to do sth E.g. Advertising is the art of getting people to buy things they don't want.
3. People started to fill up their car tanks as a direct consequence of the news of a sharp petrol price increase.
HAD
The news of a sharp petrol price increase _________________________ their car tanks.
KEY
The news of a sharp petrol price increase had people filling up their car tanks.
have/get sb doing sth: cause sb to do sth. E.g. Grandma's story really had/got me thinking. The music soon had/got everyone dancing the night away (to dance for the whole evening or night)
4. As soon as the conference was brought to a close, the representatives finished signing the agreement.
GOT
No __________________________________________ signed.
KEY
No sooner had the conference been brought to a close than the representatives got the agreement signed.
5. "We should protect the environment," he insisted.
THAT
He _________________________________________________ protected.
KEY
He insisted that the environment be protected.
6. Our boss ordered that we make our desks tidy.
UP
Our boss had ________________ desks
KEY
Our boss had us tidy up our desks
have sb do sth: give orders. Make sb do sth.
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